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FakeNoose

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42. Well yes, but also ... they're no longer PAYING people to attend the MAGA rallies
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 02:37 PM
Yesterday

It's just a guess, but doesn't it look like THAT was the reason for all the people coming before his election?
They showed up to get paid, and then they left. Now they aren't even showing up.

And people are surprised?

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Yes,.. totally shocked that everyone is sick of listening to this fabricating prevaricating liar. magicarpet Yesterday #1
Well yes, but also ... they're no longer PAYING people to attend the MAGA rallies FakeNoose Yesterday #42
THANK YOU Skittles 22 hrs ago #50
Totally shocked because she lives in a psychotic fantasy bubble. Irish_Dem Yesterday #2
But the camera didn't capture a crowd of 30,000 waiting outside dalton99a Yesterday #3
The dumbfucks needed 10 years to see what was obvious to us in 2016 Ponietz Yesterday #4
Some of us knew DECADES before that what an asshole he was....... AZ8theist 16 hrs ago #56
There are SOME rightwing-supporting young people in AZ, but it was Friday night Attilatheblond Yesterday #5
Or maybe they can no longer afford to put gas in the tanks. llmart Yesterday #7
Some might be working on developing bone spurs too. Attilatheblond Yesterday #14
Nice. K&R. ck4829 Yesterday #6
Good. electric_blue68 Yesterday #8
Wait..... SergeStorms Yesterday #9
That shocked me as well Bayard Yesterday #10
We can report them to the IRS I suppose. But Trump controls that. travelingthrulife Yesterday #37
Was The Widow Erica What's-Her-Name there . . . AverageOldGuy Yesterday #11
She is disgusting! enigmania Yesterday #13
She ran off stage after announcing Trump Amethyst Ring Yesterday #26
Thank Darwin the megachurch in my town lies in a very progressive county in a blue state. An Orange Julius Caesar generalbetrayus Yesterday #12
If they said 3000, it's probably 1000. Scrivener7 Yesterday #15
A photo or two would be nice. TheRickles Yesterday #18
google "##### supporters show up for red wall event in Phoenix" niyad Yesterday #22
Thanks. Creepy outside, but no good indoor views to see how big the crowd actually is. TheRickles Yesterday #32
That was my guess. niyad Yesterday #38
Sunno, church looks pretty full to me. 3Hotdogs 19 hrs ago #52
That link only had photos of people gathered outside. TheRickles 17 hrs ago #55
Or a video like the one at the TP event that was litterly empty last week Bengus81 Yesterday #25
Yes, I saw that one. Which is why I was surprised/pleased to see that Trump drew a similar crowd. TheRickles Yesterday #31
If you look at that jd video, there is no way there were 2,000 people there. niyad Yesterday #39
This message was self-deleted by its author ShazzieB 17 hrs ago #54
More like 300. niyad Yesterday #21
This actually makes me smile more than most odins folly Yesterday #16
Firts "4500 seat" churches scare the fuck out of me. 2nd, she didn't attend "because there was hardly a line" Cheezoholic Yesterday #17
I think you misread. The woman quoted wasn't planning on going, until niyad Yesterday #23
That Olsteen church in Houston seats over 16,000. Bengus81 Yesterday #27
Yup. The one that slimy prick Olsteen refused to open up to hurricane victims. AZ8theist 16 hrs ago #57
But...but...they had just installed new carpet! What would Jesus do? Bengus81 6 hrs ago #61
It would be a sin to have dirty brown and black people mess up the new carpet, right? AZ8theist 1 hr ago #62
It's the tribe of stupid. paleotn Yesterday #41
Awww...boo, hoo, hoo, hoo..... electric_blue68 Yesterday #19
It's not like he was gonna say anything they never heard before Walleye Yesterday #20
They acted like they were in 2024,walking out on his rallies early Bengus81 Yesterday #28
For one, he had to compete against the Phoenix Suns SouthBayDem Yesterday #24
If it was, indeed, 3,000 people, that's still 3,000 people when it should be no more than 30 at this point MIButterfly Yesterday #29
Oh! Oh! I haz a sad! Grim Chieftain Yesterday #30
Let me broad brush this. BidenRocks Yesterday #33
That MAGAt is a special kind of stupid. RockRaven Yesterday #34
Biden's Fault. twodogsbarking Yesterday #35
How does this not violate their tax free status? travelingthrulife Yesterday #36
exactly! niyad Yesterday #40
They were all at Four Seasons Landscaping, with Rudy and Kash. A drunken bash. twodogsbarking Yesterday #43
Seriously? Totally shocked? ananda 23 hrs ago #44
You made a typo. it should be "the half-empty magachurch". Wonder Why 23 hrs ago #45
With BumRushDaShow 23 hrs ago #46
"Church" my Democratic Cha 23 hrs ago #47
Imagine deliberately showing up, in person, to a "rally" headlined by a child rapist* like flvegan 22 hrs ago #48
3000 in attendance, huh? Wednesdays 22 hrs ago #49
I hate seeing young people there. IcyPeas 22 hrs ago #51
I thought about moving to AZ RainCaster 17 hrs ago #53
Promises made, promises broken will do that. Aussie105 16 hrs ago #58
Maybe Trump still believes his own myths about Arizona and the stolen victory of the 2020 election DFW 15 hrs ago #59
It's finally LilElf70 10 hrs ago #60
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